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Steven P. Lund, Joseph B. Hubbard, Michael W. Halter
There exists a generalization of Boltzmann's $H$-function that allows for non-uniformly populated stationary states which may exist far from thermodynamic
Bradley K. Alpert, Robert D. Horansky, Douglas A. Bennett, William B. Doriese, Joseph W. Fowler, Andrew Hoover, Michael W. Rabin, Joel N. Ullom
We introduce a filter construction method for pulse processing that differs in two respects from that in standard optimal filtering, in which the average pulse
V S. Gornakov, Valerian I. Nikitenko, I. V. Shashkov, M. A. Lebyodkin, Robert D. Shull
The effect of dislocations on the elementary acts of the magnetization reversal in the epitaxial heterostructure NiFe/NiO/MgO(001) has been studied using the
Tara M. Fortier, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Archita Hati, Craig W. Nelson, Jennifer A. Taylor, Yang Fu, Joe Campbell, Scott A. Diddams
We utilize and characterize high-power, high-linearity modified uni-traveling carrier (MUTC) photodiodes for low-phase-noise photonic microwave generation based
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Wei Ren, Eric S. Stanfield, Dennis S. Everett, Xiaoyu A. Zheng, Theodore D. Doiron
We describe the application of several surface profile filters as an enabling tool in the dimensional measurements of an engineering artifact, namely, a fuel
We show that highly efficient ultraviolet frequency up conversion can be established in a single- component quantum gas in the counter-propagating weak pump
Samuel L. Manzello, Tokiyoshi Yamada, Ann Jeffers, Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Keisuke Himoto, A C. Fernandez-Pello
A workshop, known as Operation Tomodachi Fire Research was held in Tokyo, Japan from July 1 to July 4, 2012. Tomodachi means friendship in Japanese. This
Size is a fundamental descriptor of objects it allows us to quantify 'how big' objects are, and to compare and classify objects based on this notion. In the
XiaoJuan Feng, Keith A. Gillis, Michael R. Moldover, James B. Mehl
We measured 5 microwave resonance frequencies f N of an argon-filled cylindrical cavity at temperatures up to 1349 K. The repeatability of both the measured
Yuri Ralchenko, S Hansen, S. Bastiani-Ceccotti, C. Bowen, H.-K. Chung, J. Colgan, F. de Gaufridy de Dortan, C. J. Fontes, F. Gilleron, J.-C. Marques, R. Piron, O. Peyrusse, M. Poirier, A. Sasaki, E. Stambulchik, F. Thais
Collisional-radiative atomic models are widely used to help diagnose experimental plasma conditions through fitting and interpreting measured spectra. Here we
This work describes the design and implementation of an auction system using secure multiparty computation techniques. Our aim is to produce a system that is
Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Frank H. Riddick, Bjoern J. Johansson
Standard representations for information entities common to manufacturing simulation could help reduce the costs associated with simulation model construction
We report on a proposal to change the group velocity upon colliding two atomic Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) in analogy to slowing of light passing through
David M. Lorenzetti, William Stuart Dols, Andrew K. Persily, Michael D. Sohn
CONTAM, a multizone model for predicting whole-building airflow and contaminant transport, has been updated to improve the speed and accuracy of its transport
Shaw C. Feng, Che B. Joung, Prabir Sarkar, John Carrell
Manufacturers around the globe have become aware of the importance of sustainable manufacturing. They are increasing their efforts to become more sustainable by
Jeremie B. Courtois, Katarzyna E. Bielska, Joseph T. Hodges
We present a technique called differential cavity ring-down spectroscopy (D-CRDS) for reducing etaloning effects in a ring-down spectrometer. The method relies
From its small beginnings back in the 1960s, computational materials science has come a long way. The field is currently getting even more exciting with ideas
Vanita Srinivasa, Katja C. Nowack, Mohammad Shafiei, Lieven M. Vandersypen, Jacob M. Taylor
We investigate phonon-induced spin and charge relaxation mediated by spin-orbit and hyper- fine interactions for a single electron confined within a double
Sergey V. Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Fabrizio Piacentini, Giorgio Brida, Marco Genovese, Paola Traina
We describe in detail the first experimental test that distinguishes between an event-based corpuscular model of the interaction of photons with matter and
Wei Li, Kurt Pernstich, Angela R. Hight Walker, Tian T. Shen, Guangjun Cheng, Christina A. Hacker, Curt A. Richter, Qiliang Li, David J. Gundlach, Xuelei Liang, Lianmao Peng, Yiran Liang
Allan H. Harvey, Mark O. McLinden, Wojciech Cencek, Krzysztof Szalewicz, Giovanni Garberoglio
The three-body nonadditive interaction energy between argon atoms was calculated at 300 geometries using coupled cluster methods up to single, double, triple
Rick L. Paul, Hsiu-Wen Wang, David J. Wesolowski, Thomas E. Proffen, Lucus Vicek, Wei Wang, Lawrence F. Allard, Alexander I. Kolesnikov, Mikhail Feygenson, Lawrence M. Anovitz
The structure of SnO2 nanoparticles (avg. 5 nm diameter) with a few layers of water on the surface has been elucidated by atomic pair distribution function (PDF
De-Hao D. Tsai, Tae Joon Cho, Sherrie R. Elzey, Julien C. Gigault, Vincent A. Hackley
We report a high-resolution and traceable method to quantify the drug loading on nanoparticle-based cancer therapeutics, and demonstrate this method using a
This paper presents a computational assessment of the behavior of single-plate shear (shear tab) connections in gravity frames under column loss scenarios
This paper presents liquid kinematic viscosity and density measurements of a synthetic polyolester-based aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticle dispersion
Studies of climate change increasingly recognize the diverse influences exerted by monoterpenes in the atmosphere, including roles in particulates, ozone
Justin Shaw, Hans Nembach, Thomas J. Silva, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Martin Aeschlimann, Claus M. Schneider, Emrah Turgut, Stefan Mathias, Patrik Grychtol, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Dennis Rudolf, Roman Adam
The study of ultrafast dynamics in magnetic materials provides rich opportunities for greater fundamental understanding of correlated phenomena in solid-state
Paul M. Haney, Hyun-Woo Lee, Kyung Jin Lee, Aurelien Manchon, Mark D. Stiles
Currents passing through bilayer nanowires with a ferromagnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer with strong spin-orbit coupling, excite magnetic dynamics which
The hazard rate function for concrete structures often is portrayed as a bathtub-shaped curve, with a finite ever-decreasing probability of early-age failures
Marcelo Pereira, Francisco E. Becerra Chavez, Boris L. Glebov, Jingyun Fan, Sae Woo Nam, Alan L. Migdall
We demonstrate a symmetric, single-spatial mode, single-photon heralding efficiency of 84% for a type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion process. This